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Many countries are looking to green jobs as a way out of the current recession, and now the United States has joined the bandwagon with a multitude of infrastructure projects planned as part of the upcoming financial stimulus package.
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Are you looking for a creative way to advertise your business? How about using wind turbine blades to send your message? That may be possible thanks to a company called WePOWER, which earlier this week launched its Windvertising media platform.
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Ford Motor Company announced today that Johnson Controls/Saft will provide the battery system for Ford's first hybrid plug-in vehicle, scheduled to be released in 2012.
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Everyone's favorite supplier of tape is branching out into the renewable energy sector.
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The Caribbean island of Bonaire has made the dubious claim that it is the first 100 percent sustainable island. Bonaire, which is part of the Netherlands Antilles, is in the midst of installing a 11MW wind farm, 14MW biodiesel plant and a 3.5MW backup battery.
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Japan Airlines will follow in the footsteps of Continental Airlines, Air New Zealand, and Virgin Atlantic Airways tomorrow when it launches an hour-long biofuel-powered test flight.
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The recent increase in wind energy projects has also led to major changes in wind power technology— and now there is a generation of old turbines waiting for a second life.
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Earlier this month, the Delaware town of Newark became the first U.S. city to use Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology. V2G relies on an electricity-powered vehicle to store energy and improve grid reliability.
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Cell phones and alternative energy are coming together in a Vermont Telecommunications Authority plan to use wind power to expand cell phone service to unserved areas.
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Khosla Ventures and Hawaiian Electric Co. have announced a collaboration on evaluation and deployment of green energy technologies. As a result of the partnership, the two companies will share information about new products and services in the clean technology sector.
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New Yorkers who only skim their electric bills probably don't notice that it contains a charge for something called SBC/RPS. And why would they? The Systems Benefits Charge only averages out to $1.08 per month for most New York City residents.
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In a move that has angered environmental activists, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management has ceased issuing fines against Indiana state agencies that violate environmental permits. Instead, the agency is using legal settlements, or 'agreed orders', to take care of issues.
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In what could almost be considered a pre-emptive bailout request, the fuel cell industry asked Congress and the incumbent Obama Administration last week for a staggering $1.2 billion in the upcoming planned stimulus package.
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As if visitors to London didn't already have enough to see, the London Transportation Department has just unveiled a sleek zero-emissions double decker bus design.
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In an effort to save both money and energy, the Salt Lake City Police Department is planning to add four or five hybrid vehicles to its 450 car fleet.
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Many companies are only now discovering the wonders of solar energy, but New Mexico radio station KTAO has been broadcasting with help from the sun since 1991.
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In a major win for LEDs, New York City has announced the bulbs may soon be used to power standard streetlights across the city.
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San Francisco gets all the credit in California for being sustainable, but Burbank has something up its sleeve: the West Coast's first hydrogen fuel cell bus.
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I've become so jaded from hearing the phrase 'clean coal' bandied about that Laurent Energy's claim that it actually has developed a source of clean coal leaves me a little skeptical.
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Last night, Exelon CEO John Rowe outlined what he believes are the top five most important elements for United States energy policy.
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Golf courses: centers of work, play, and...carbon sequestration? Golf courses covered in turfgrass sequester carbon more quickly than any other urban landscape, and one enterprising company wants to take advantage of that fact.
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It seems like you can't make a move without bumping into a news story about the electric transportation company 'Better Place'. The innovative organization, which recently brought electric car charging stations to San Francisco, is placing charging stations across the entire state of Hawaii.
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We use enough gas getting from place to place, so it's good news to hear that petrochemical-filled tires may soon be a thing of the past. Sumimoto Rubber Industries, Japan's second largest tire maker, will start selling oil-free tires by 2013.